Artwork

Books of Wonder is your source for the finest in original art from children's books, classic and modern. Art and illustration are an exciting and important part of children's literature. Ever since the 19th century, people have collected and treasured the original paintings and drawings created by artists to illustrate their favorite children's books. Today, with the wealth of styles used in children's books, original illustrations are more popular and collectible than ever. In this section you will find our selection of original children's book art as well as wonderful posters and graphics created by some of the finest children's book artists of the past and present.

New York is Book Country was a literary Manhattan street fair featuring booksellers. The book festival began in 1979 and was held annually, and cancelled without explanation in 2010.This is some of the incredible poster art commissioned for the fair.